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The haul video craze has hundreds of thousands of young women vlogging about shopping purchases, makeup-tips, and bad hair day remedies like there's no tomorrow...but only a handful have crafted their visibility into "Today" show appearances and big-brand sponsorships. Here's how to attract a following for your haul videos, and build credibility as a style expert to propel yourself to internet celebrity status.

Steps

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Cultivate your unique Personality. Diane Von Furstenberg once said "Be the woman you wish to become," and the same is true for hauling. Imagine yourself as not just a hauler, but a fashion expert or style icon...even if you're filming in your bedroom. Draw from fashion personalities like Stacey London, Isaac Mizrahi, Joan Rivers, and work your charm, humor, and personality in your hauls and how-to videos.

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Think outside the box. Literally. Most Haul videos are based on YouTube and that's exactly why you should go off the beaten path to carve out your road to fame. Market yourself and your videos on GirlHaul.com, a social network made for haulers, rumored to be a go-to for brands hunting for new brand spokesmodels. Post your videos on how-to sites to broaden your exposure, or use FireViews.com or Blog.tv to cultivate new followers. Because the haul phenomenon is so new, brands and shows seeking haulers for input are looking for raw talent with fresh opinions: you don't want to come off too polished. Focus on building a network of followers everywhere on the internet.

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Become an SEO Superstar. Tagging your content using detailed keywords and phrases may be the most important thing you can do to generate views and create a strong fan base. No matter what search engine girls use, you need to give them plenty of ways to find your videos on Girl Haul and YouTube. Think of different searches you would use to find a haul and apply that to your own post. If you simply tag your haul as “make up haul” you may get some traffic or none at all. Use all applicable terms to tag your videos and be sure to mention the brands!

What you tag it as is how YouTube finds things to match search. They take what you tag it as to what people search it as.

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Make Friends and Influence People. Connect with friends on a variety of sites and make sure you give a call to action to bring your fans/followers/subscribers back to your hauls on a daily basis. Use “likes” and status updates on Facebook. Backlink your new video with your Twitter feed. People won’t be able to ignore your fashion web gems!

Community Q&A

Haul videos, be they J fashion or craft supplies should work towards an end goal. If you're doing a clothing haul video, maybe you could do it with a friend and see if you guys have interesting fashion style combos. Make it funny and down to earth... above all try to avoid extremely pricy items.

Make a YouTube channel, and use the camera on your phone or borrow one from a friend. Start out small. If you decide that you really want to do YouTube and that you're getting somewhere, invest in a vlogging camera or another type of camera.

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wikiHow is a “wiki,” similar to Wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are co-written by multiple authors. To create this article, 10 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. This article has also been viewed 21,520 times.